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Mar 14, 2023 • News Releases

Canada’s airlines respond to announcement by Minister Alghabra of additional funding to the Canadian Transportation Agency

Ottawa, ON, March 14, 2023 – Jeff Morrison, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by the Government of Canada of additional funding for the Canadian Transportation Agency: “Today’s […]

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Mar 13, 2023 • News Releases

Canada’s airlines respond to TRAN committee report on labour shortages

Ottawa, ON, March 13, 2023 – Jeff Morrison, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement regarding the release of report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (TRAN) entitled “Addressing […]

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Feb 28, 2023 • News Releases

Canada’s airlines respond to TRAN committee report

Ottawa, ON, February 28, 2023 – Jeff Morrison, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement regarding the recent release of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (TRAN) report entitled “Enhancing the Efficient, Affordable […]

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Jun 14, 2022 • News Releases

Canada’s Major Airlines Respond to Changes to Vaccination Requirements Impacting Air Travel

Ottawa, June 14, 2022 – Suzanne Acton-Gervais, Interim President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet) issued the following statement concerning changes by the Government of Canada to vaccination requirements impacting air travel: “Canada’s major airlines view today’s […]

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Apr 1, 2022 • News Releases

Pre-Departure Testing Requirements Lifted for Fully-Vaccinated Travellers Starts Today

Ottawa, April 1, 2022 – Suzanne Acton-Gervais, Interim President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement today concerning the coming-into-effect of the Government of Canada’s lifting of pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated travellers to […]

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Mar 17, 2022 • News Releases

Canada’s Major Airlines Welcome Federal Government’s Decision to End Pre-Departure Testing for Fully Vaccinated Travellers

Ottawa, March 17, 2022 – Suzanne Acton-Gervais, Interim President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement today concerning the Government of Canada’s announcement that it will remove pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated travellers to […]

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Feb 28, 2022 • News Releases

Eased Government Testing Requirements for Travellers Come Into Effect

Ottawa, February 28th, 2022 – Suzanne Acton-Gervais, Interim President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents Canada’s largest air carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat, Jazz Aviation LP and WestJet), issued the following statement concerning new travel and testing measures related to COVID-19, which take effect today (February 28th, 2022): “Canadians looking […]

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